Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-06-16

assess damages on the canal connecting
the Delaware and Chesapeake bays by
Indian river, have been over the route
this week and they think the work can be
easily accomplished and will prove
great benefit. But few persons are claim
ing much damage, and the commission
will undoubtedly be able to make q very
favorable report Of their work.--i9usser
Journal.
The work of rebuilding Salisbury is
we'll under way. By the close of building
season this year nearly all OF the central
portion of the town will be rebuilt. In
place of the old frame structures n which
Salisbury's commercial enterprises were
conducted prior to October 18th last
handsome new brick and stone houses
are now being erected. The business of
new Salisbury will not only centre on
Main STREET, as heretofore, but will be
confined almost exclusively to II. The
street has about 1900 feet of building
lines on the two sides.-Laurel Gasetts.
A short time ago a little girl, daughter
of Daniel Fisher living near Greenwood,
was taken suddenly i'll with terrible
pains in her stomach. After the family
had tried every remedy at hand in their
endeavors TO relieve the child of It's
terrible suherings, the family physician
WIS sent for. The doctor gave the child
an emetic which caused it to vomit when
to the surprise Of the family as well as
the physician, the child threw up live
racer snake eight inches long, and was
immediately relieved of the severe pains.
The snake immediately made battle with
every one who came near. II, however,
Was killed and la now in the possession of
the doctor at Greenwood. The child
went into the field with its father few
days before this event happened and
while laying on the ground fell asleep,
and it is supposed that the snake ran
down her throat. This story is properly
vouched for and there can be no doubt Of
its correctness -DslaBGreGR.
Miss Anne Sullivan, a young lady
about IS years old, and the daughter Of
Alfred Sullivan, living near Salisbury,
has lately led her parents to believe, by
her strange actions, that she is insane.
She has once or twice attempted TO com
NIT suicide by throwing herself on the
railroad track in front of train, but in
each she was unsuccessful. The cause of
the trouble is one Levi Hastings who has
been paying his attention to the younp
lady for nearly two years. Some time
ago he offered to marry her and she
refused. Since then she has regretted
her action and now wants to marry Hast.
ings. He says .'No" this time. BroodinQ
over her refusal has, il is said, deranQed
her mind. By request of Mr.. Sullivan,
States Attorney Rider, and DR.. f. M.
Slemons went out to see the young lady
and held jury de lunatico inquirendo,
to ascertain whether or not she is insane.
She says her mind is as sound as ever,
but without Hastings, does not want to
live. The result Of the inquest was that
the woman was pronounced slightly de-
ranged but not adjudged insane.-Salis-
bury AdUeTtisr.
We learn that DR.. Knowles, editor of the
Breaktodter Light, has rented the Douglas
House OF Rehoboth and will run 1t this
season. The doctor has, we understand,
been in the city this week purchasing neces-
sary supplies for the house.--DeldiDdred
Town council at the meeting on Monday
week fixed the tax rate for this year at 10
cents on the 800 for water and "a cents for
town purposes. This is an increase of 1
cent on water and cents for town pur-
poses, the rate last year being IL and 81
cents-an Increase OF ii per cent.-Douer
Sentinel.
A certain tenant lIyingin one of the many
necks In this neighberhood took his force
OF hands one day this week and went to
PICK slrHwDerrie " his nelsnhor He
said Il was more pr tltable TO receive two
cents quart for picking and lot his own
berries rot than II was 70 pay two cents. the
freight and commission for one half of the
sum cleared-and who can blame him p
| HnlBrHd Record
James o. Lassell lost his valuable bird
dog Rex by poisoning Wednesday week. 1t Is
| supposed that the poison was set for other
purposes where he got 1t is not known.
| Mr.. Lassell says that he was very !ntelli-
gent animal and he had come to regard
him as member of his family and is con-
WINGED that the dog understood what was
| spoken to him. Two hundred dollars would
| not have purchased him.--Smyrnd Record.
The rose-bugs, which have been making
| such havoc with all kinds of trees, fruit
and vegetation, after destroying large
quantities of fruit are getting somewhat
less In numbers. Mr.. Hayes has written to
the agricultural department at Washington
to send an expert to Delaware to examine
Into the bug question and see what, II any,
remedy can be suggested; as, IL FRUIT
growers have to contend against these
winged pests In addition to the hordes OF
| other insects, they want to know how best
TO 90 It.---DOOef Sentinel,
The government contractors now at work
| cleaning out and dredging Jones' river OF
creek are fast approaching Dover. When
Dover Is reached there will be six feet oil
water In the creek at low water as farsouth
as Lebanon. We understand that on the
completion OF the dredging In the upper
part OF the creek the dredging ma
chine will go to the mouth OF the creek
and work until the remainder of the
n nm fnA Ia q
mouth of the creek deepened we will have
water sufficient for good-sized vessels to
come to the wharf east Of the town.--Deld-
1Ddredn.
The route of the new telephone line has
now been luily determined upon. II will
run from New Castle through Red Lion
hundred to St. Georges. McDon3ugh
Odessa, and from thence to MlddetoWn
| and from Middletown the line will reach To
Warwick, thus connecting with the Mary.
land system. Going south 1t will strike
Townsend, Smyrna, Dover, Wyoming, with
branches to contiguous towns. The man
ayers say they are working very hard to
have the line speedily completed, and
promise that by the time the luscious but
elusive peach" has stopped coquetting with
the growers, we will be able to say hello
hello to anybody In the State. 30 mote II
| be MiddletOton Transcript
The Mtddletown transcripts Delaware
| City correspondent writes: DR.. Edinheld, q
| well-known citizen Of this place, dreamed
| three nights In succession last week, where
a lot of gold had been buried up the canal
| by the pirate Blackboard. SO last Tuesday
he determined to go and dig for 1t, and TAX
Ing Thomas Rowans into his confidence, after
| receiving his vow OF secrecy. Together
| they went up the canal In q rowboat to find
| the place the doctor had located the gold In
his dreams. The doctor soon located the
place and after digging up about an acre Of
| ground around 1t, they found-2g snapper
eggs. AS they could find nothing else there
and not wishing to come back empty
handed they brought the snapper eggs
home with them.
Ex-Governor Cochran of Delaware paid
our town visit one day last week, for the
purpose Of buying horse, which he did
| We were glad to see him looking the pic.
| tnre ~ health, standing as erect as a young
benedict, with a quick, elastic step thai
would XIII lazy young man, and, only
think, he Is In his 18th year. Governor
Cochran is large real estate owner In New
Castle county. In 1867 his real estate was
valued at $25, 800. The valuation was made
by the United States assessor, to pay the
war debt assessed In 1862. His real estate
in this county consists OF farms OF 26s acres
| IVA acres, 252 acres, in all $50 acres; all well
improved. He has abandoned peach grow.
ing as a business.-Miilington Correspon.
dence Of Kent Netos.
The case OF Warner vs. Arnold, decided
by the Talbot county circuit court SATURDAY.
week, attracted great deal OF attention on
the part of the members OF the bar. John
Fisher In 1868 conveyed to MARY Jane
Warner and her heirs, children that She has
by her husband, William Warner, IN Rae
simple" a certain farm In Chapel district,
In 1876 Mrs. Warner and her husband
thinking they had fee simple or Zee taii
estate, conveyed the farm TO Luther n.
Sreeter, who, In 1882 conveyed 1t to the
present tenant, VIM. s. Arnold. The child